Deck review: Total Tarot's Vice Versa Tarot deck by Massimiliano Filadoro and Davide Corsi

An extremely creative and unique deck, the vice versa tarot features art on both sides of the card, one side showing the front view and one side the back view. Like the two sides of a coin, the vice versa tarot gives perspective and flow, capturing the energy of day and night, action and understanding.

As a Total Tarot deck there's no unboxing video. You can see the complete flickthrough video on TikTok.

Deck review: Total Tarot's Pre-Raphaelite Tarot by Luigi Costa

The vivid colors and medieval imagery of the Pre-Raphaelite movement makes for a tarot deck that is rich with a sense of mystery and romance. Luigi Costa, illustrator of the Mystical Tarot Deck, has created a work of unsurpassed beauty and deep spiritual power. This deck, based on the traditional Rider-Waite-Smith cards, is at once cryptic and insightful, the perfect combination of qualities for readers and collectors alike.

Pre-Raphaelite Tarot is available now. As a Total Tarot deck, there is no unboxing video; you can see the flickthrough video on TikTok.

Deck review: The Tarot of Tales by Melinda Lee Holm and Rohan Daniel Eason

Discover a new approach to tarot with this folk-tale inspired deluxe boxed book-and-card set from tarot expert Melinda Lee Holm and lavishly illustrated by Rohan Daniel Eason.

Folk tales have brought us invaluable lessons on life for thousands of years. With The Tarot of Tales, veteran tarot reader and author Melinda Lee Holm and illustrator Rohan Daniel Eason invite you into their magickal world of art and prose where your readings become personalized fairy tales told by the cards in narrative form. The meaning of each card is told in five different ways—one for each of five possible positions given in the accompanying full-color guidebook. Lay out the cards, find the corresponding passage for each card and position, and link them together to read the tale told to you by the Tarot. Presented in their own compact box for easy storage, the 78 cards provide richly detailed illustrated scenes that allow you to step inside your own personal storybook, one that changes to bring you the wisdom you need when you need it. Tarot is a language: let it tell you your story.

The Tarot of Tales is available now. You can find the unboxing and flickthrough videos on Tiktok.

Total Tarot Issue 8

Hi all! With this issue we start the Marseille tarot, the first one that really divided the readers, and we received the Two of Pentacles for the Golden Art Nouveau.

Deck review: Tarot Médiéval by Caitlín Matthews and Wil Kinghan

The history of Tarot Médiéval reads like an adventure novel. It was a French Tarot originally written by Francis Rolt-Wheeler and artist Christian Loring but published in the fateful year of 1939. Following the fall of France in June 1940, it seems not to have survived, and few copies of the original remain. Caitlín Matthews has translated and edited Rolt-Wheeler’s text and written new material for this beautiful Tarot, whose art has been painstakingly restored by renowned artist Wil Kinghan. Tarot Médiéval has a luminous, dreamlike, medieval setting, with fully illustrated 22 Major Arcana, 16 Court Cards, and 40 Pip cards in the suits of Cups, Swords, Scepters (Wands), and Shekels (Coins). Each card explores the symbolic, initiatic, Kabbalistic, numerological, astrological, and divinatory significances, to nourish the spiritual life. The historical and magical context of this extraordinary deck is rooted in the Oswald Wirth school of Tarot, and Caitlín has provided new ways of using the cards that give meditational paths to explore it in a deeper way. This is a Tarot whose time has come, and an inward adventure of a lifetime is waiting in the cards.

Card dimensions: 2 1/2" x 4 1/2"

Reveals the magical life of the Tarot between the Waite-Smith deck and the modern Tarot boom to charm the reader with the chivalry and adventure of the Middle Ages while providing new ways of reading and considering Tarot

A Tarot to meditate on and grow with that is designed for readers of any level who wish to enhance their understanding of what Tarot can be

Previously lost to history through conflicts in the 20th century, this Tarot is now restored to the world through the tireless efforts of the deck’s creators.

Tarot Médiéval is available now from Schiffer/REDFeather. You can see the unboxing and silent flickthrough videos on Tiktok.

Total Tarot Issue 7

Welcome to Issue 7! We've completed our Harmonious deck and received the Golden Art Nouveau Two of Wands.

Deck Review: Floating World Tarot by Oliver Luke Delorie and Mia Komatsu

Floating World Tarot creatively reimagines the practice of tarot with beautiful manga illustrations throughout its all-encompassing guidebook and 78-card deck.

Embrace the spirit of a beloved Japanese art form through a beautifully designed 78-card deck and guidebook inspired by traditional manga artwork.

Ukiyo (which can be translated to floating/fleeting/transient world) is the Japanese term used to describe the urban lifestyle and culture, especially the pleasure-seeking aspects, of the Edo period (1600–1867) in Japan. Floating World Tarot creatively reimagines the ukiyo lifestyle through the lens of manga art and pairs it with the ancient art of tarot to create an all-inclusive kit that gives you everything you need to master this powerful divination tool.

• 78 tarot cards encompassing both Major and Minor Arcana, each illustrated in a unique and gorgeous manga style
• An 80-page illustrated guidebook with detailed explanations, guiding keywords, and reversed meanings of each card

With this deck and book, gather the knowledge and master the ability to analyze the symbolism that comes with each archetype. Then apply that wisdom to your everyday life.

Create a life you love, while exploring the immersive world of manga art with Floating World Tarot.

Floating World Tarot is available now. You can see the unboxing and flickthrough videos on Tiktok.

Guest review: Amazing Women Oracle Cards by Mara Parra & Victoria Benaim & Josefina Schargorodsky

Take courage, empowerment and advice from 45 rebel muses with this inspirational deck.

Meet 45 rebel women, artists, thinkers, politicians, writers and musicians from across the globe. Their weapons: power, art, science, literature and music. Most of them were stigmatized or misunderstood, but in the end – who wants to be normal? These women broke the mould and blazed a trail, and now you can too. These stylishly illustrated cards allow you to channel Frida Kahlo, Marilyn Monroe, Nina Simone and other muses from around the world – they will give you their messages on 4 different areas: life, work, love and learning.

• Marie Curie life advice? It is time to see what happens when you stop listening to others.
• Nina Simone’s tip on work: If it doesn’t open, it wasn’t your door.
• Love according to Lady Di? Beware: the prince of your dreams can steal them.
• Frida Kahlo on learning: Don’t stumble twice over the same stone.

The accompanying booklet contains mini biographies of each woman, along with an important quote. There are also 3 different suggested card layouts to gain insight and inspiration.

Meet amazing women from across the globe in this ultimate collection of feminist inspiration.

Deck review: Swagatam Tarot by Pankhuri Agarwal and Aishwarya Ravichandran

Welcome to the Swagatam Tarot. The word swagatam means “welcome” in Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages in the world. Based on Indian culture combined with the philosophies of Hinduism, the rich and unique images of this 92-card deck invite you to explore concepts of healing and self-exploration that have been around for centuries. The aces represent mudras, or hand gestures explained through the card images, which act as foundations to your work with yourself and others. An additional Minor Arcana suit, the suit of Smoke, completes the energy of the deck with the fifth element of ether, encompassing space and sky. 

Those new to Tarot as well as seasoned readers will find this engaging deck an important tool for gaining insight into self-development and well-being. As well as providing keywords and card descriptions, the accompanying guidebook provides an elemental and lifestyle spread to provide balance and overcome challenges. Immerse yourself in the “swag” of this deck, with its rich, cultural delight, for a diverse and in-depth divination experience.

The Swagatam deck is available now, published by REDfeatherMBS. You can see the unboxing and flickthrough videos on Tiktok.

Total Tarot Issue 6

 Welcome to Issue 6! With this issue we received the Majors for the Harmonious Tarot, as well as the Golden Art Nouveau Two of Cups. The mags are settling into a nice layout now, after shifting around a bit at the start; it's lovely to know a bit what to expect. Incidentally, they apparently did consider doing the magazines tear-and-file style - where you separate the pages and refile them to keep similar sections together - but it wouldn't have been cost effective for us consumers. So I'm glad they kept them this way!